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Pixel Washer - Steam Early Access Impressions
There are two types of people in this world: those who see dirt and want to clean it, and those who see dirt and think, "Someone else's problem." Pixel Washer firmly caters to the former, transforming the simple act of blasting away grime into a surprisingly relaxing and oddly addictive experience. What sounds like a joke premise, cleaning pixel art with a power washer while playing as a pig named Pigxel, quickly becomes one of those cosy games that's far harder to put down t

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Oct 21


Ground Zero Hero Review Xbox
Ground Zero Hero is a loud, colourful, mutation‑driven horde survival roguelite that embraces absurdity with complete confidence. It drops you into a radioactive wasteland where your survivor doesn’t find weapons, they become them. Every run is a sprint through swarms of mutants, a steady climb toward grotesque power, and a showcase of how far one person can mutate before the screen becomes a neon blur of destruction. It’s chaotic, silly, and surprisingly strategic, all wrapp

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Sep 30


GRIDbeat! on Nintendo Switch - Review - A Rhythm Dungeon Crawler That Wants to Delete You (And Sometimes Succeeds)
There’s a moment early in GRIDbeat! where the game stops feeling like a rhythm title and starts feeling like a pressure cooker. You’re standing in a neon corridor inside Knoss.OS, a corporate mainframe that looks like someone weaponised a synthwave album cover and the beat pulses once, twice, three times. You move. The world moves. The system reacts. And suddenly you realise: this isn’t a music game with dungeon elements. It’s a dungeon crawler that breathes rhythm. GRIDbeat!

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Apr 15


Basketball Classics on Xbox — Review
There’s a particular kind of magic to retro sports games, it's that blend of chunky pixel art, simple controls, and pure, unfiltered competition. Basketball Classics taps directly into that magic. It’s a modern release built with an old soul, a game that feels like someone unearthed a lost NES cartridge and quietly slipped it onto Xbox hardware. What makes it stand out isn’t just nostalgia, though. It’s the way it embraces the spirit of 8‑ and 16‑bit basketball while layering

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Apr 6


Rhythm-Based Dungeon Crawler GRIDbeat! Rocks GDC With New Gameplay Trailer and 26 March Release Date
During The Mix & Kinda Funny Spring Game Showcase at GDC, Acclaim and Ridiculous Games unveiled a new gameplay trailer for GRIDbeat! , the rhythm-based dungeon crawler launching on Nintendo Switch and Steam digitally on March 26, 2026. The latest trailer highlights GRIDbeat! ’s neon-saturated visuals, infectious electro soundtrack, and skill-based gameplay, which tasks players with moving to the pulsing beat as they outwit the network’s security programs, solve puzzles,

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Mar 10


Rhythm-Based Dungeon Crawler GRIDbeat! Gets First Demo Ahead of Steam Next Fest
Acclaim , the iconic publisher that helped define a generation, and developer Ridiculous Games today announced that the first playable demo of their upcoming rhythm-based dungeon crawler, GRIDbeat! , is now available to download on Steam ahead of Steam Next Fest: February 2026 Edition. A Nintendo Switch version of the demo will be available on the Switch eShop later this month. In GRIDbeat! , you assume the role of a hacker who just breached Knoss.OS, the planet’s most h

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Feb 6


Play Acclaim Showcase Teaser Sets the Stage for a Bold New Era
Tune in on September 10, 2025 for a look at the revived publisher’s exciting new games coming in 2026 Los Angeles, CA – 26 AUGUST 2025...

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Aug 26, 2025


Acclaim says "Stay Tuned"!
Get ready for big news coming from Acclaim! Acclaim will be sharing some big news soon! Check out this first teaser: Get ready for the...

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Aug 22, 2025
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